Baltimore sues Trump administration over immigration policy

Baltimore has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration alleging that “unlawful” efforts to alter a longstanding policy are deterring immigrants from receiving public assistance they are entitled to. In its lawsuit filed Wednesday, Baltimore asserts the Trump administration has expanded the State Department’s longstanding definition of “public charge” to restrict otherwise eligible immigrants from entering the U.S. The change allows consular officers to consider whether green card applicants or their relatives ever benefited from programs offering services like free vaccinations or school lunches.

The city asserts that African immigrants’ participation in the federal Head Start program has “virtually ceased” in Baltimore schools due to the policy change.

Mayor Catherine Pugh says the city is “determined to resist this latest attempt to deprive our immigrant communities of basic services.”

One Response to “Baltimore sues Trump administration over immigration policy”

November 29, 2018 at 5:54 am, Deb said:

Way to go Baltimore! I mean, this is sooo much more important than, say, working on the horrific crime and murder rates in your city. Or the fact that Baltimore is quickly becoming the sewer pipe of Maryland. What a joke!